Director - Workday Payroll & AP

AppleOne Employment Services; Florida; On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Jupiter, FL is seeking a Director of Workday Payroll & AP to lead bi-weekly payroll and accounts payable across multiple entities in a complex healthcare setting.

You will partner with HR, HRIS, Finance, Compliance, Treasury, and Clinical Leadership to ensure accurate, timely payroll and AP, drive governance, automation, and end-to-end process improvements.

This is a direct hire role offering leadership over a high-impact payroll and AP team.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end Workday Payroll operations for a multi-entity healthcare environment.
• Oversee accounts payable, vendor payments, and AP controls.
• Manage payroll tax, 1099s, and regulatory compliance across states.
• Partner with HR, HRIS, Finance, Compliance, Treasury, and Clinical Leadership.
• Provide governance, policies, and SOPs for payroll and AP.

Responsibilities

• Lead bi-weekly payroll processing across multiple entities.
• Direct invoice processing, payments, and vendor management.
• Client and stakeholder partner for payroll projects and upgrades.
• Drive automation, process improvements, and system optimization.
• Mentor and retain a high-performing payroll and AP team.

Skills

Workday Payroll

Accounts Payable

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Payroll compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Accounting/Finance/HR

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Workday Payroll

Allscripts platforms

Job description

Job Summary

The Director - Workday Payroll & AP is a high-impact leadership opportunity for an experienced payroll, accounts payable, and Workday professional in the healthcare services industry. This direct hire role is based in Jupiter, FL, and supports a complex healthcare workforce that includes clinical, non-clinical, hourly, salaried, and per diem employee populations across multiple entities and operating environments.

This position provides strategic and operational leadership over bi-weekly end-to-end payroll, accounts payable operations, vendor payments, internal controls, and Workday Payroll optimization. The Director will partner closely with HR, HRIS, Finance, Compliance, Treasury, and Clinical Leadership to deliver accurate, timely, compliant payroll and AP services that support employee satisfaction, vendor relationships, business growth, and patient care priorities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on leader who enjoys building strong teams, improving processes, leveraging automation, and serving as a trusted functional owner for Workday Payroll. The environment is well suited for a collaborative professional who values supportive leadership, cross-functional teamwork, operational excellence, and the opportunity to help shape best-in-class payroll and accounts payable functions within a growing healthcare organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead payroll operations for a complex healthcare organization, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant bi-weekly payroll processing across multiple entities, shifts, pay rules, and regulatory environments.


• Direct all accounts payable functions, including invoice processing, payment execution, vendor management, expense reimbursement, vendor master file maintenance, and payment terms administration.


• Serve as the functional owner of Workday Payroll, including configuration, maintenance, testing, release support, optimization, and integration with Workday HCM, Time Tracking, Absence, Benefits, and Scheduling.


• Establish and maintain payroll and AP governance, policies, internal controls, standard operating procedures, and compliance practices to reduce risk and improve consistency.


• Lead payroll transformation, automation, process improvement, system optimization, implementations, acquisitions, and new facility onboarding initiatives.


• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing payroll and accounts payable team while serving as an escalation point for complex payroll, AP, and employee-impacting issues.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $150,000 to $180,000 per year.


• Job type: Direct hire.


• Location: Jupiter, FL.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Lead end-to-end Workday Payroll operations and accounts payable functions for a complex, multi-entity healthcare environment.


• Own Workday Payroll configuration, testing, optimization, integrations, releases, and healthcare pay practice support.


• Manage payroll compliance, AP controls, vendor payments, month-end and year-end close activities, accruals, reconciliations, and 1099 preparation.


• Partner cross-functionally with HR, HRIS, Finance, Compliance, Treasury, Procurement, and Clinical Leadership to improve payroll and AP performance.


• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, or a related field required.


• 10+ years of progressive experience in Workday Payroll, accounts payable, accounting, or finance, including multi-state payroll experience.


• 5+ years of leadership experience managing payroll and/or accounts payable teams.


• Deep hands-on experience with Workday Payroll, Time Tracking, General Ledger, Absence, and Benefits.


• Experience preparing annual IRS Form 1099 filings and maintaining accurate W-9 files.


• Experience managing high-volume accounts payable operations in a multi-entity or complex organizational environment.


• Strong knowledge of payroll tax, wage and hour laws, payroll compliance, payment controls, and regulatory requirements.


• Proven experience leading payroll transformations, process improvement initiatives, system optimization, automation, or large-scale operational enhancements.


• Ability to support healthcare pay practices such as shift differentials, on-call pay, premium pay, bonuses, retro pay, and complex scheduling-related payroll requirements.


• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, vendor management, and stakeholder partnership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred.


• Workday Payroll certification preferred.


• CPP, Certified Payroll Professional, certification preferred.


• Experience supporting organizations in stages of expansion, heavy growth, acquisitions, or complex operational change.


• Experience with Allscripts platforms preferred.


• Healthcare industry experience strongly preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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